To be fair though, if i was a large publisher like EA i wouldn't want to pay the percentages that Valve would want for the digital distribution including upcoming map packs etc. More so if you can design your own version in-house.
Granted, it is nowhere near the same level as steam, but for me it does what it is designed for, yes it may be quite basic, but it is functional.
I think the campaign is not to bad for a multiplayer oriented game. Guess that's what happens when the game is rushed to beat cods release date. There's no doubt single player and co-op could of been so much better.
Plenty of people on the bf3 forum reporting that when using VPN origin states there bf3 unlock is the 24th so it does work. Probabaly depends where and how your using vpn's though i'd imagine.
He'd lost the front coming into the apex, the way the riders are they try to stay on as much as possible and carry on. The bike already had a large right angle lean so naturally it just followed the direction the weight of the bike and Sic was pulling it towards. Highly doubt any mechanical failure, if anything the electronic gizmo's probably hindered his recovery of the bike.
Not so sure mate, i was watching it live on V+ and paused it and replayed in slow motion a few times.
As Simoncelli is coming across the track, Edwards hits the middle/top of his back, as Rossi is right next to him on the inside it looks as if Rossi hits Simoncelli around the shoulder/neck area resulting in his helmet coming off. That contact along with the thorax/chest impact was a major contribution to the cardiac arrest he suffered.